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49. Treasure Room mural, Doheny Memorial Library, 2005
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49. Treasure Room mural, Doheny Memorial Library, 2005
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Portion of the Treasure Room mural, Doheny Memorial Library, 2005 June 15. Samuel J. Armstrong's murals depict the history of the written word. The mural pictured is on the west wall and shows the contribution to writing and printing by the Orient: invention of paper in China by Ts'ai Lun (left group), Empress Shotoku and the Japanese art of block printing (center group), the first printed bok in China by Wang Chieh, and the invention of movable type by Pi Sheng (right group).
Asset Metadata
Title
49. Treasure Room mural, Doheny Memorial Library, 2005
Subject
Bì Shēng, 990-1051
(personal name),
College buildings
(subject),
Libraries
(subject),
library buildings
(subject),
Shōtoku, Empress of Japan, 718-770
(personal name),
Ts'ai Lun
(personal name),
University of Southern California
(corporate name),
Wang Chieh
(personal name),
畢昇
(personal name)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
3550 Trousdale Parkway
(roadway),
California
(states),
Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library
(geographic subject),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
University of Southern California
(geographic subject),
USA
(countries)
Geocoordinate
34.020174,-118.283704 (
point
)
Temporal Subject
2005-06-15
Type
images
Format
1 photograph: color
(aacr2),
image/jpeg
(imt),
photographs
(aat)
Source
2007: Doheny Memorial Library 75th Anniversary
(subcollection),
Library Exhibits Collection
(collection),
University of Southern California
(contributing entity)
Date Created
2005-06-15
Creator
Armstrong, Samuel J., 1893-1977
(artist)
Contributor
Doheny, Edward L., Jr., 1893-1929
(namesake)
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
specol@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Rights
For uses other than private, please contact the USC Digital Library at cisadmin@lib.usc.edu
Access Conditions
Send requests to address or e-mail given
Identifier
exbt-dml75th-49-20050615.jpg (
filename
), exbt-c54-2452 (
legacy record id
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
2452
Unique identifier
UC1609245
Legacy Identifier
exbt-dml75th-49-20050615.jpg
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/jpg
Resolution
2.4 in × 1.9 in at 300dpi
6.0 cm × 4.9 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
2007: Doheny Memorial Library 75th Anniversary
Description
Doheny Memorial Library 75th Anniversary, virtual exhibit, 2007 Fall
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